Jaya Jaitly | |
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| Education | Smith College |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Activist, Author, Indian handicrafts Curator and former President of Samata Party. |
Jaya Jaitly (born 14 June 1942) is an Indian politician, activist, author, Indian handicrafts curator and former President of Samata Party. [1][2]
She stepped down as party president because of the Operation West End controversy in 2002.[3] In 2020 she was sentenced to 4 years in prison for her role in the Operation West End bribery case.[4][5][6]
- ^ "Flaming torch a free symbol, EC can allot it to any other party: Delhi HC dismisses Samata Party's appeal". The Indian Express. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Samata Party – Official Website". Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Jaya Jaitly: A journey into the self - The Times of India". The Times of India. 31 August 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Tehelka expose: Jaya Jaitly, 2 others convicted in corruption case". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Garg, Abhinav; Khan, Aamir (31 July 2020). "Jaya Jaitly: 20 years on, Jaya Jaitly, retired General get 4 years jail for graft". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Tehelka expose: Jaya Jaitly, 2 others get 4-year jail term". The Hindu. 30 July 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 April 2021.